(Amendments to be moved by Senator Xenophon and
Senator Birmingham on behalf of the Opposition, in committee of the
whole)

( 1 ) Clause 5 , page 12 (after
line 9) , after the definition of general law land , insert:

Greenhouse Friendly Initiative
means the Greenhouse Friendly Initiative for the reduction of
greenhouse gases established by the Commonwealth and administered
by the Department administered by the Minister administering this
Act.

(2) As soon as practicable after making the declaration, the
Administrator must consider the request and may, by written notice
given to the person who made the request, determine that this Act
has effect, in relation to the project, as if:

(a) if the project is a sequestration project:

(i) paragraphs 89(1)(b), 90(1)(b) and 91(1)(b) had not been
enacted; and

(ii) the net total number of Australian carbon credit units
mentioned in subsections 89(3), 90(3) and 91(3) were increased by
the number specified in the determination; and

(b) if the project is a landfill legacy emissions avoidance
offsets project that was accredited under the New South Wales
Greenhouse Gas Scheme—the baseline for the purpose of making
a methodology determination under section 106 is 20%; and

(c) if the project is a landfill legacy emissions avoidance
offsets project that was accredited under the Greenhouse Friendly
Initiative—the baseline for the purpose of making a
methodology determination under section 106 is 0%.